diff --git a/src/libcore/rt/sched.rs b/src/libcore/rt/sched.rs
index 50c6a894093f..3f7b332e184b 100644
--- a/src/libcore/rt/sched.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/rt/sched.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use cell::Cell;
 
 use super::work_queue::WorkQueue;
 use super::stack::{StackPool, StackSegment};
-use super::rtio::{EventLoop, EventLoopObject};
+use super::rtio::{EventLoop, EventLoopObject, RemoteCallbackObject};
 use super::context::Context;
 use super::task::Task;
 use rt::local_ptr;
@@ -41,16 +41,19 @@ pub struct Scheduler {
     priv cleanup_job: Option<CleanupJob>
 }
 
-// XXX: Some hacks to put a &fn in Scheduler without borrowck
-// complaining
-type UnsafeTaskReceiver = sys::Closure;
-trait ClosureConverter {
-    fn from_fn(&fn(~Coroutine)) -> Self;
-    fn to_fn(self) -> &fn(~Coroutine);
+pub struct Coroutine {
+    /// The segment of stack on which the task is currently running or,
+    /// if the task is blocked, on which the task will resume execution
+    priv current_stack_segment: StackSegment,
+    /// These are always valid when the task is not running, unless
+    /// the task is dead
+    priv saved_context: Context,
+    /// The heap, GC, unwinding, local storage, logging
+    task: ~Task
 }
-impl ClosureConverter for UnsafeTaskReceiver {
-    fn from_fn(f: &fn(~Coroutine)) -> UnsafeTaskReceiver { unsafe { transmute(f) } }
-    fn to_fn(self) -> &fn(~Coroutine) { unsafe { transmute(self) } }
+
+pub struct SchedHandle {
+    priv remote: ~RemoteCallbackObject
 }
 
 enum CleanupJob {
@@ -103,6 +106,17 @@ pub impl Scheduler {
         return sched;
     }
 
+    fn make_handle(&mut self) -> SchedHandle {
+        let remote = self.event_loop.remote_callback(wake_up);
+
+        return SchedHandle {
+            remote: remote
+        };
+
+        fn wake_up() {
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Schedule a task to be executed later.
     ///
     /// Pushes the task onto the work stealing queue and tells the event loop
@@ -337,19 +351,6 @@ pub impl Scheduler {
     }
 }
 
-static MIN_STACK_SIZE: uint = 10000000; // XXX: Too much stack
-
-pub struct Coroutine {
-    /// The segment of stack on which the task is currently running or,
-    /// if the task is blocked, on which the task will resume execution
-    priv current_stack_segment: StackSegment,
-    /// These are always valid when the task is not running, unless
-    /// the task is dead
-    priv saved_context: Context,
-    /// The heap, GC, unwinding, local storage, logging
-    task: ~Task
-}
-
 pub impl Coroutine {
     fn new(stack_pool: &mut StackPool, start: ~fn()) -> Coroutine {
         Coroutine::with_task(stack_pool, ~Task::new(), start)
@@ -358,6 +359,9 @@ pub impl Coroutine {
     fn with_task(stack_pool: &mut StackPool,
                   task: ~Task,
                   start: ~fn()) -> Coroutine {
+
+        static MIN_STACK_SIZE: uint = 10000000; // XXX: Too much stack
+
         let start = Coroutine::build_start_wrapper(start);
         let mut stack = stack_pool.take_segment(MIN_STACK_SIZE);
         // NB: Context holds a pointer to that ~fn
@@ -401,6 +405,18 @@ pub impl Coroutine {
     }
 }
 
+// XXX: Some hacks to put a &fn in Scheduler without borrowck
+// complaining
+type UnsafeTaskReceiver = sys::Closure;
+trait ClosureConverter {
+    fn from_fn(&fn(~Coroutine)) -> Self;
+    fn to_fn(self) -> &fn(~Coroutine);
+}
+impl ClosureConverter for UnsafeTaskReceiver {
+    fn from_fn(f: &fn(~Coroutine)) -> UnsafeTaskReceiver { unsafe { transmute(f) } }
+    fn to_fn(self) -> &fn(~Coroutine) { unsafe { transmute(self) } }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
     use int;
@@ -411,6 +427,7 @@ mod test {
     use rt::local::Local;
     use rt::test::*;
     use super::*;
+    use rt::thread::Thread;
 
     #[test]
     fn test_simple_scheduling() {
@@ -551,4 +568,42 @@ mod test {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn handle() {
+        use rt::comm::*;
+
+        do run_in_bare_thread {
+            let (port, chan) = oneshot::<()>();
+            let port_cell = Cell(port);
+            let chan_cell = Cell(chan);
+            let mut sched1 = ~UvEventLoop::new_scheduler();
+            let handle1 = sched1.make_handle();
+            let handle1_cell = Cell(handle1);
+            let task1 = ~do Coroutine::new(&mut sched1.stack_pool) {
+                chan_cell.take().send(());
+            };
+            sched1.enqueue_task(task1);
+
+            let mut sched2 = ~UvEventLoop::new_scheduler();
+            let task2 = ~do Coroutine::new(&mut sched2.stack_pool) {
+                port_cell.take().recv();
+                // Release the other scheduler's handle so it can exit
+                handle1_cell.take();
+            };
+            sched2.enqueue_task(task2);
+
+            let sched1_cell = Cell(sched1);
+            let _thread1 = do Thread::start {
+                let mut sched1 = sched1_cell.take();
+                sched1.run();
+            };
+
+            let sched2_cell = Cell(sched2);
+            let _thread2 = do Thread::start {
+                let mut sched2 = sched2_cell.take();
+                sched2.run();
+            };
+        }
+    }
 }